# YouTube Creator Research for US Agencies

**Use case:** 

Compare MKBHD and iJustine: up to 5 videos and 3 Shorts per channel, Fast mode, one page per tab and 10 HTTP attempts per channel. No proxy. Export public stats for your own CSV report; no US audience data or built-in growth history. Saved configuration, not newly live tested. No schedule.

## Input

```json
{
  "channelUrls": [
    "https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhd",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@ijustine"
  ],
  "searchKeywords": [],
  "mode": "fast",
  "maxChannels": 1,
  "maxDetailedVideosPerChannel": 0,
  "maxVideosPerChannel": 5,
  "maxPagesPerSection": 1,
  "maxRequestsPerChannel": 10,
  "includeShorts": true,
  "maxShortsPerChannel": 3,
  "includeLiveStreams": false,
  "maxLiveStreamsPerChannel": 10,
  "includePlaylists": false,
  "maxPlaylistsPerChannel": 10,
  "includeCommunityPosts": false,
  "maxCommunityPostsPerChannel": 10,
  "metadataProxyFallback": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelName": {
    "label": "Channel Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "handle": {
    "label": "Handle",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelId": {
    "label": "Channel ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "subscriberCount": {
    "label": "Subscribers",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "subscriberCountNumber": {
    "label": "Subscribers (number)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "totalViews": {
    "label": "Total Views",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "totalViewsNumber": {
    "label": "Total Views (number)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "totalVideoCount": {
    "label": "Videos",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "totalVideoCountNumber": {
    "label": "Videos (number)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "joinDate": {
    "label": "Joined",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "websiteLinks": {
    "label": "Websites",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "socialProfiles": {
    "label": "Social Profiles",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "externalLinks": {
    "label": "Named External Links",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "socialLinks": {
    "label": "All External URLs",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "channelDescription": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "avatarImageUrl": {
    "label": "Avatar",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "isVerified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "channelUrl": {
    "label": "Channel URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "canonicalChannelUrl": {
    "label": "Canonical Channel",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "videosUrl": {
    "label": "Videos",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "shortsUrl": {
    "label": "Shorts",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "liveStreamsUrl": {
    "label": "Live Streams",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "playlistsUrl": {
    "label": "Playlists",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "communityUrl": {
    "label": "Community",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The YouTube Channel Scraper - Creator & Competitor Research Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "YouTube Creator Research for US Agencies". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/cqbI9ta287GVn00NV) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "YouTube Creator Research for US Agencies" task

The YouTube Channel Scraper - Creator & Competitor Research Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like channel urls, search keywords, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "YouTube Creator Research for US Agencies" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as record type, channel name, handle, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "YouTube Creator Research for US Agencies" task via API](https://apify.com/fascinating_lentil/youtube-channel-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [YouTube Channel Scraper - Creator & Competitor Research](https://apify.com/fascinating_lentil/youtube-channel-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/fascinating_lentil/youtube-channel-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/fascinating_lentil/youtube-channel-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).